Currently Browsing: The Edge of Seventeen
Today is Judy Blume’s birthday!
The beloved author of children’s and young adult novels has written over 30 books — which also include non-fiction and works for older adults — and earned over 90 literary awards throughout her prolific career.
Judy wrote her first book, The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, in 1969 when she was 31 years old.… read more.
FF2 Associate Editor Jessica Perry asks you to consider these six films by women writers &/or directors (from the full list of films released in NYC theatres in 2016). Note that this list was created in November & will be updated after December 31, 2016.
My Favorite Feature Films of 2016 (2)
- Hello, My Name is Doris (Writer Laura Terruso)
- The Edge of Seventeen (Writer/Director Kelly Fremon Craig)
My Favorite Documentary Films of 2016 (2)
- A Beautiful Planet (Director Toni Myers)
- Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady)
My Favorite Foreign Language Films of 2016 (2)
- Neerja (Writer Sanyukta Shaikh Chawla)
- The Red Turtle (Writer Pascale Ferran)
Photo: Sally Field as Doris Miller and Max Greenfield as John Fremont in Hello, My Name is Doris. … read more.
FF2 Associate Eliana Levenson asks you to consider these films by women writers &/or directors (from the full list of films released in NYC theatres in 2016). Note that this list was created in November & will be updated after December 31, 2016.
My Favorite Feature Films of 2016 (2)
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The Edge of Seventeen (Writer/Director Kelly Fremon Craig)
- Equity (Director Meera Menon and Writer Amy Fox)
My Favorite Foreign Language Films of 2016 (2)
- A Tale of Love and Darkness (Writer/Director Natalie Portman)
Photo: Edge of Seventeen
Photo Credit: (Murray Close/STX Films)… read more.